The Samata Party is a political party in India, initially formed in 1994 by George Fernandes and Nitish Kumar. The party has socialist leanings, and at one point wielded considerable political and social influence in North India, particularly in Bihar. In 2003, the party merged with the Janata Dal (United), but a it is also faction led by Brahmanand Mandal, Raghunath Jha and N. K. Singh continues to function under the name of the Samata Party.
In the general elections of 1996, the Samta Party formed an alliance with the Bharatiya Janta Party and won eight seats, six of which were in Bihar and one each in Uttar Pradesh and Odisha. Before the election, the party was largely rooted only in Bihar. In the 1998 general elections, again in alliance with Bharatiya Janta Party, it won twelve seats, ten from Bihar and two from Uttar Pradesh.
A 32 years young leader Uday Mandal is appointed as a Bihar State President.